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FRIERSON, Jesse
Frierson, -a—-26-pear-old-black-man;-was-born-in-Columbia; Tenns; and
lived there until he was 17-years-old and moved to Birmingham, Ala.
Uniereen became involved. with a bad element in Birmingham where KwXKSX
he was-known as~—"Black Diamond" -and-after he had shot another black
man at a dance, he fled to Macon, Ya. There he met, wooed and married
a respected black school teacher and they became the parents of one
sons Tiring of the-responsibilities— of married Life, frierson ran
_off with another woman and they moved to Chattanooga, Tenne, where he
was arrested twice for gambling, once for larceny and once for almost
beating his brother=in=lLaw to death with a fence picket. His last
crime was when he killed a 55-year-old Chattanooga policeman, David
Crockett Musgrove. Convicted of the murder and sentenced to hang,
Frierson for-a-iong g while was beltigerant in jail but then was con=
_verted to ieee eet and became almost fanatical in his zeal, He con-
timaed to deny his guilt of Musprove's murder and made a lengthy
statement from the galows-in-which-he-not-only reiterated his imno=
cence but stated that he was ready to die, firm in the belief that
his a was Saved and he was going to heaven. ‘He was hanged in the
jail at Chattanooga on Jan, 2, 1892, His nefk was broken by the fall
and he nes instantly.
FRIERSON, Jesse
Frierson, -a-26-pear-old_black-man,-was-born-in Columbia; Tenns;~and
lived there until he was 17-years-old and moved to Birmingham, Alas
Frierson became involved. with a bad element in Birmingham where KWXkSX
he-was-known as—"'BLack Diamond" -and-after-he had-shot another black
man at a dance, he fled to Macon, Ya. There he met, wooed and married
a respected black school teacher and they became the parents of one
sons Tiring of the responsibilities of married life, Frierson ran
off with another woman and they moved to Chattanooga, Tenne, where he
was arrested twice for gambling, once for larceny and once for almost
beating his brother=in-Law to death with a fence picket. His last
crime was when he killed a 55-year-old Chattanooga policeman, David
Crockett Musgrove. Convicted of the murder and sentenced to hang,
Frierson for a long while was belligerant in jail but then was con=
verted to religion and became almost fanatical in his zeal, He con-
tinued to deny his guilt of Musgrove's murder and made a lengthy
statement from the-gallows-in-which-he-not-only reiterated his inno=
cence but stated that he was ready to die, firm in the belief that
his soul was saved and he was going to heaven. He was hanged in the
jail at Chattanooga on Jan. 2, 1892. His neék was broken by the fall
and he died instantly.
fear-old black man, was born in Columbia,
there until he was 17-year-old and moved to Bind,
Frierson becene involved with a bad elenont in Bin
mas "Black Diamond" end_after he had shot another black
a dance, he fled to Macon, Ya, There he mets wooed rried|
pected Dlack school teacher and they becane the parents of one
PE BS responsibilities of married 2
off with another woman and they moved to Chattanooga, T.
jas arrested twice for gambling, once Zor larceny and once for almost
n law to death with «fence picket. His last
eee he ee policeman, Da
grove, Convicted of the murder and sentenced to hang,
Frisrscn-for = tong white was bonldgerant in jail but then was con=
verted to zelicion snd pecans alnost fanatdcal in ht
ti ny his gu: Musgrove's murder
statement fron the € acne in-whi.ch-he-not- onl;
but stated that he was to die, fim dn
his soul was sau and he was heaven. He was
jail at_Chattanooga_on 2 ie 2, 1892, His neék
and he died eae,
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mn by the fall
